You’re going to have to build more than a birdhouse to qualify for these Science Scout badges but isn’t it true that anything really worth achieving is worth working hard?  The criteria for the  MacGyver badge at right: In which the recipient has demonstrated that his/her science communication prowess was handy in simplifying a potentially [...]

I could waste a lot of time at MakeSweet.com very easily. I can’t wait until I can think of legitimate business reasons to play around here. I’m sure there are several… You can create your own generator or add your photos/text to one of the public ones on the site – the one pictured here [...]

Nothing is quite as universally useful as duct tape. So why not get creative with it, now that DIY is more popular than ever? From scout group activities to making Christmas presents ahead of time, this could be great sticky fun. And if the traditional silver isn’t quite meeting your artistic requirements, duct tape does [...]